Definition of growing a pair

grow a pair

verb

• to act with fortitude, strength, determination; "man up". Literally: to grow a pair of testicles.

  The democratic party needs to grow a pair.

                                                                                                                                        
  
  Citation from "Chapter 5", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 (2009) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Jan 11 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 03 2010.

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